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  • New political alliance soon - PM
    Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that the new political alliance Prajathanthravadhi Eksath Jathika Peramuna (National Democratic Front) will be formed...
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     Commissions of Inquiry (Amendment) Bill receives unanimous Parliament approvalThe Commissions of Inquiry (Amendment) Bill received the unanimous nod of Parliament...
  • PM calls for mechanism to eradicate Fall Army Worm menace
    Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued directives to the authorities concerned to put in place a mechanism to eradicate Fall Army Worm menace in the country.The Prime...
  • Sunil Handunnetti appointed as COPE chairman
    JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti was appointed the Chairman of Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) for the third time by unanimous decision.Handunneti was appointed the Chairman...
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  • Presidential polls first – Minister
    Public Administration and Disaster Management Minister Ranjith Maddumabandara said yesterday there will be a Presidential Election first despite hearsay that there will be Provincial Council...
  • Hold PC elections under old system - SLFP Gen.Sec.
    SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday urged the government to hold the Provincial Council election under the old system by bringing a motion to that effect in Parliament as per the...
  • Opposition Leader assumes duties
    Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will assume duties at his office in Colombo 7 today. A meeting of opposition parliamentarians will also be held at his office under the patronage of Opposition...
  • UNP Presidential and PM candidates will be announced simultaneously - Navin
    Since unity will enable the country and the UNP to achieve victory, the Party’s Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates will be announced at the same time, said Plantation Industries Minister...
  • Economy has collapsed - Dr. Vitharana
    Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) Chief Secretary Dr. Tissa Vitharana said the country’s economy should be strengthened by moving towards a production-based economy.He was speaking at a media conference...
  • Sena keeps country under siege – Semasinghe
    An emergency situation should be declared in the country since the agriculture sector is under siege by Sena caterpillar, Anuradhapura District UPFA MP Shehan Semasinghe yesterday said.He was...
  • SLPP in disarray as Gota jumps the gun
    Chaos has erupted in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) as two of the Rajapaksa brothers, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa have both signalled their...
  • ‘New Constitution is nothing new’
    The proposed new Constitution is nothing new and not something brought in a hurry. It started in 2015, Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said.Speaking at a press conference at Temple Trees...
  • ‘No to Federalism, NE amalgamations’
    Eventhough Tamil parties have not extended any support towards Sri Lanka’s constitutions, expressing their ideas regarding various proposals for the formulation of a new Constitution is a welcome...
  • ‘Minister Sajith ready to uplift UNP’
    Dambulla Chief Organiser of the United National Party Priyan Wijerathne stated that Housing, Construction and Cultural affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa is ready to uplift the future of the UNP....
  • Rajapaksa Thunbiya to end this year
    ‘The country will be redeemed from the Rajapaksa triple fear (Thunbiya) this year,’ Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said in a Twitter message yesterday.The message...
  • UNP would never divide country - Minister
    The UNP always honoured and respected Buddhism and gave it the pre-eminent position in the country. Its leadership included true and genuine Buddhists who would never leave room for a division of the...